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What is the correct CPT® code for a complete, four-view, chest X-ray with fluoroscopy?

A patient with partial bilateral vocal cords paralysis requires removal of the arytenoids cartilage to improve breathing. The laryngoscope with operating microscope is inserted. Adequate visualization is established and the arytenoid cartilage is exposed by excision of the mucosa overlying it. What diagnosis and procedure codes are reported for this procedure?

What information does ICD-10-CM add to many of the codes for eye disorders or injuries?

What is the Rinne test?

The term for pain in the ear is:

Patient presents to the physician for removal of a squamous cell carcinoma of the right cheek. After the area is prepped and draped in a sterile fashion the surgeon measured the lesion and documented the size of the lesion as 2.3 cm at its largest diameter. Additionally, the physician took margins of 2 mm on each side of the lesion. Single layer closure was performed. The patient tolerated the procedure well. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported?

In ICD-10-CM when both CKD and ESRD are reported what code(s) is/are reported?

A gonioscopy is an examination of what part of the eye:

A malignant lesion of the forehead measuring 1.0 cm was removed. The operative report states skin margins are 1.1 cm on all sides. Layered closure of 3.5 cm was performed. How is this coded?

A 32-year-old patient with cervical cancer is in an outpatient facility to have HDR brachytherapy. The cervix is dilated and under ultrasound guidance six applicators are inserted with iridium via the vagina to release its radiation dose. The placement is in the cervical cavity (intracavitary). What CPT® code is reported for the physician service?